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- Hindustani · borrowed from
- English todaycharpoy
From Hindustani چار پائی (cār pāī) / चारपाई (cārpāī), from चार (cār, “four”) + पाई (pāī, “feet”), thus literally “quadruped” or “tetrapod”.
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charpoy
Today it means: A traditional bedstead used in South Asia, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes. Full definition →
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